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Jesus of Nazareth

A look at Jesus of Nazareth some two thousand years after his birth necessarily will force us to distinguish between the historical man who was born in Nazareth and died crucified by the Romans most likely as a political agitator, and Christ the anointed, the son of God for the faithful.

Little or nothing is known of his youth and early manhood. After a birth surrounded by myth; we hear of his outstanding biblical knowledge when discussing with the rabbis in the temple. But our real interest is aroused by his baptism by John the Baptist, and later his campaign throughout Palestine as miracle-worker and outstanding social reformer.
Most likely he was a member of the Essenes -- a religious brotherhood which considered that God resided better in people's heart than in the confines of the temple -- and who had left Jerusalem for a more contemplative and authentic life in the dessert.
Even in the canonic Gospels, the actual happenings in the life of Jesus show inconsistencies and do not give us a portrait of the man who founded one of the most powerful churches in the world.

Provoked by the unorthodox interpretations of Jesus by the Gnostic Gospels, the orthodox Church established -- via two edicts -- the Catholic faith, with the Trinity representing the authentic interpretation of Christ's teachings.

No doubt an outstanding human being with a message, (mostly taken from ancient Biblical teachings), Jesus was able to offer a new, bold and embracing approach to human relationships through his extraordinary, lively, convincing and universal teachings. For the Jews of his time, whether or not they believed him to be the Messiah, the message was challenging. For the all powerful Roman empire, the message was convincing due in large part, through his intransigence and the fact that he had been able to conquer death.